Mary Anne Hobbs | |
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 Hobbs DJing in 2008 | |
| Born | 16 May 1964 Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Spouse | Miles Hunt (1990–95) |
| Career | |
| Show | Mary Anne Hobbs |
| Station | BBC Radio 6 Music |
| Time slot | 10:30–13:00 Monday–Friday |
| Style | DJ (experimental) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Mary Anne Hobbs (born 16 May 1964) is an English DJ and music journalist from Lancashire, England. She currently hosts the BBC Radio 6 Music weekday mid-morning show, Monday to Friday, 10:30 am – 1 pm. She is also a performer and curator of live events. In 2024 she created a ground-breaking collaboration with violinist Anna Phoebe for the 6 Music Festival. She's hosted the ALL QUEENS stage at All Points East festival for 4 years. In 2019, she created a radical live show, Queens of the Electronic Underground for Manchester International Festival and assisted David Lynch with his musical presentation at the festival, following her series of shows, "Dark Matter" at MIF 2017. She staged a BBC Prom with Nils Frahm and A Winged Victory for the Sullen in 2015. She performs as a live DJ internationally, at events such as the opening of Switch House at TATE Modern and the TATE Britain re-hang celebrations in 2023.